China's Van Goghs: The Village That Paints Thousands Of Fakes A Year

Until 1989, the village of Dafen in the city of Shenzhen, China was little more than a hamlet. It now has a population of 10,000, including hundreds of peasants-turned oil painters. In the many studios, and even in the alleyways, Dafen's painters turn out thousands of replicas of world-famous...

75 min - Art, Music & Design - Perspective

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